Shin Ito

Shin Ito (伊藤 慎一, Itō Shin'ichi) (born December 1964 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese wingsuit pilot and skydiver who in 2012 held the world records for "Greatest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit" 26.9 km (16.71 miles),[1] "Greatest absolute distance flown in a wingsuit" 28.707 km (17.83 miles) above California, USA on 26 May 2012,[2] and "Fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (226 mph), achieved on 28 May 2011.[3]

He was a member of a US National Wingsuit flying formation record by 68 pilots in 2009.[4]

Ito is CEO of Risk Control Corp, in Japan.[5]

Bibliography
  • How to Escape from Crisis (危機からの脱出方法, Kiki kara no dasshutsu hōhō), Bestsellers, August 2001, ISBN 978-4-584-18623-7

References
  1. "Greatest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "Greatest absolute distance flown in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "Fastest horizontal speed reached in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. "USPA: National Records". Uspa.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. "Risk Control Corp,Company information". Risk Control Corp. Retrieved 10 August 2011.


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